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  • IPL spot-fixing Mumbai Police in Chennai to quiz BCCI chiefs son-in-law Guru Meiyappan

    Mumbai Police reached Chennai Thursday with the objective of questioning Chennai Super Kings 'principal' Gurunath Meiyappan, the son-in-law of team owner and Board of Control for Cricket in India president N Srinivasan, in connection with the Indian Premier League (IPL) spot-fixing scandal. Meiyappan's name is figuring prominently in the interrogation of all those arrested so far, including ...

  • Affluent Indians develop taste for organic food says survey

    Nearly two-thirds of Indian households in the high income group have reported a substantial increase in consumption of organic food products in the past five years, reveals a new survey released here Thursday. There has been a major shift in consumer preferences for organic foods with purchases notching a hike of 95 percent in the past five years, the survey by Associated Chambers of Commerce ...

  • It was fun galore for Rohit Shetty on Bol Bachchan remake set

    Director Rohit Shetty, who recently visited the sets of "Garam Masala", a Telugu remake of Hindi movie "Bol Bachchan", had a ball. "Rohit was in the city on a personal trip and he happened to visit us on the sets. He spent some time watching us shoot and afterwards bonded really well with the cast. It was fun having him on the sets," a source from the film's unit told IANS. Shetty helmed the ...

  • BJP youth wing workers detained during protest

    About 30 activists of the BJP's youth wing protesting the UPA-II government's corruption scandals were detained when they were trying to march towards Connaught Place in central Delhi. Hundreds of activists of the Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM) gathered near Ashoka Road and wanted to march towards Connaught Place but were restrained by police personnel. The protesters managed to break ...

  • Ishkq In Paris feel good frothy

    Film: "Ishkq In Paris"; Cast: Preity Zinta, Rhehan Malliek, and Isabelle Adjani; Director: Prem Raj; Rating: Love, as the sages say, is a many-splendoured thing. You can look at it as an occasion for stress and heartbreak (which is why we fall, never rise, in love). Or love can be a celebration of life. Director Prem Raj's debut film "Main Aur Mrs Khanna" took a quaint capricious look at love ...

Movie Review

Magnolia [DVD]

Magnolia [DVD]

Watching P.T. Anderson's "Magnolia" is like moving deep into the heart of a vertiginous spiral. "Magnolia" takes place over one day in Los Angeles and tells interlocking stories involving a dozen different characters. The first hour and a half of the film takes its time setting up these characters and giving them each large chunks of screen time. It is like moving along the wide, gently arching o ... ...

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  • Paris Hilton to marry soon

    The 32-year-old star has been dating model River Viiperi, 21, for eight months now and she thinks they will tie the knot in the near future, reports femalefirst.co.uk. She said: "It could happen soon. I trust him with my life and that means the world to me more than anything." She also admitted that she is keen on starting a family with Viiperi. She said: "I can't wait to have little ...

  • Dhanushs next with K.V. Anand

    Tamil actor Dhanush, who is awaiting the release of debut Hindi movie "Raanjhanaa" and Tamil romantic-drama "Mariyaan", has signed on the dotted line to work in a yet-to-be-titled Tamil film with cinematographer-turned-director K.V. Anand. "Yes guys. Much to the delight of you all and myself, I'm doing a film with K.V. Anand sir. The technicians are yet to b finalised. (I will) shoot from ...

  • PM calls for reorientation of strategic thinking

    India faces a spectrum of security challenges and there is need for reorientation of the country's strategic thinking as well as reappraisal of its higher defence organisations, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said Thursday. Stating that India was situated at the strategic crossroads of Asia and astride one of busiest sea lanes of the world, the prime minister said: "It is imperative that the ...

  • For one under pressure Manmohan is confidence personified

    Under unrelenting attack on more than one count, one would expect Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to be wilting. No way! On the night he released his government's report card, nine years after he came to head the world's largest democracy, Manmohan Singh was visibly cool. Nothing in his body language betrayed the slightest indication that the 80-year-old economist-turned-politician may be ...

  • Dalai Lamas website to go Hindi

    Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama is all set to reach out to Indians in Hindi. The Hindi version of his official website will be launched Saturday. "His Holiness (Dalai Lama) often describes himself as 'son of India' and it's only natural that his website (dalailamahindi.com) is made available in Hindi too," Tenzin Taklha, joint secretary at the Dalai Lama's office, told IANS. "Now ...

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